A hot bath burns off same calories as a brisk half-hour walk, reveals riveting book of sensory tips

An hour in a hot bath burns off the same calories as a brisk half-hour walk, reveals riveting new book of sensory tips A book by an Oxford professor reveals how to use senses to improve daily life Hot shower an hour or two before bedtime sends you to sleep seven mins faster Psychologically, you … Read more

BEN MACINTYRE: The heart-stopping finale of our riveting Cold War drama 

In the final part of our spine-tingling new series by top espionage writer Ben Macintyre, we reveal how the net of the security services began to close around Soviet superspy Agent Sonya. However, thanks to the efforts of a comically inept MI5 surveillance chief, she was able to evade detention and prepared to flee back … Read more

Morfydd Clark is riveting as troubled nurse in this chilling drama: BRIAN VINER reviews Saint Maud 

Saint Maud (Cinemas, 15)  Verdict: Gripping and disturbing Rating: Kajillionaire (Cinemas, 12A)  Verdict: Might steal your heart Rating: I Am Woman (Cinemas, 15)  Verdict: Tin-eared biopic   Rating: Religious fervour in the movies is a hell of a thing. We’ve only just seen Harry Melling as a murderous preacher with a messiah complex in the Netflix film … Read more